People rejoice, distribute sweets as Victorious Pakistan Army enters Swat towns

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Long live the victors of the Pakistan Army. :k:
Pakistan Paindabad. :jhanda:

People rejoice as security forces take over Matta

MINGORA: Security forces on Wednesday reached the Matta tehsil and took control of the Matta Police Station, as the supporters of pro-Taliban Maulana Fazlullah freed six people detained for “spying”.** People in Matta Bazaar welcomed the arrival of troops and distributed sweets. Several shops were reopened and people were seen busy with their routine lives. The Matta Civil Hospital was also opened for the first time after 45 days, residents said, adding that private schools had also been opened. The schools were closed due to threats from militants.**

People in Kharerai, Totkai, Sen Pora, Shokhdara, Matta Khas and Dheran Kalay were patrolling their areas to block the Taliban entry. Major Amjad Iqbal, who is in-charge of the security forces media cell, said the forces had entered the Khwazakhela area of Swat through Shangla and were positioning themselves. He said the troops were chasing the militants after taking control of the area between Shangla to Khwazakhela and Kanjoo to Matta. He said examinations at Mingora private schools would be held before Eid. Exams in the areas where the militants are still present, will start after Eid, he added.

Cantonment: Asked if a cantonment was being established in Swat, he said no such plan was under consideration. However, he added the army might establish a cantonment if the people of the area wished so. Iqbal said Imam Dheri, the headquarters of Maualna Fazlullah, would be handed over to the locals.He said a security post had been set up in Khwazakhela and experts had been sent there to defuse any landmine or un-exploded material the militants had left. The six freed people, including Mullah Syed Mohammad Ali Shah alias Nadar Mula, were detained by Fazlullah’s men for “spying” for the government. Mula, who was a prayer leader at a primary school in the Shaur Namal area of Matta tehsil, was running an FM radio channel before Fazlullah’s men caught him. A local, requesting anonymity, told Daily Times that a senior commander released the six people on Wednesday morning on the instructions of Fazlullah. One of the released men is from Kabal tehsil and another from Bara Bandai, Swat. The two had reached their native areas, while the whereabouts of the other four, including Nadar Mula, are not known, the resident added

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007\12\06\story_6-12-2007_pg7_53

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http://www.dawn.com/2007/12/05/top7.htm
‘230 militants killed, 90 held in Swat operation’

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Re: People rejoice, distribute sweets as Victorious Pakistan Army enters Swat towns

Thanks for sharing. Great news.

Pakistan needs to get serious about defending its way of life. And that can only be done by establishing more cantonments in Malakand and more importantly in Bajore agency.

It is time to abolish the draconian FCR, and end the tribal agencies. These should be combined with Sarhad Sooba or if people want, they should make a new province.

The bottom line is that tribal rule is no longer compatible with the rest of the country. These so called Arabized Islamists think they are the only pure Muslims, and the rest are Kafir. Their definition of Kafir (unfortunately includes) anyone but Wahabi, so that means Shias, Ahmadis, Brelvis etc. are all Kuffar and thus likely to be killed.

This is time to end this militant menace.

Long live Pak Army,

Pakistan Paindabaad.

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http://www.dawn.com/2007/12/06/images/top01.jpg

LONG LIVE THE VICTORIOUS PAKISTAN ARMY. :jhanda:

MINGORA, Dec 5: Security forces have advanced further into areas of Swat vacated by militants and secured their stronghold of Khwazakhela, 27kms from here. Local people said police have taken control of the Matta police station which had been renamed by militants as the “Taliban station Matta”. The militants burnt the station’s records before vacating it a few days ago. The civil administration started functioning in the town and forces established a checkpoint in Matta town. There were no signs of militants in the area.

Troops from the adjoining Shangla district entered a village on the Mingora- Kalam road, that was regarded in the past as a base of the defunct Tehrik Nifaz-i-Shariat Mohammadi (TNSM). The ISPR claimed that troops had launched a search operation, adding that the civil administration would be restored in the area soon. A checkpoint was also set up on the Khwazakhela bridge and every vehicle passing through it was being checked. Personnel of the Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary and police are manning the post.

After securing Matta, troops plan to move against militants in other areas of the tehsil, including Choprial and Peuchaar where militants reportedly have training camps. The troops plan to move later to the tourist resorts of Madyan and Bahrain, which also have been vacated by militants. Local journalists were taken to the Bariam bridge post, the entry point to Matta town, on Wednesday. They were shown areas that had been under occupation of the militants.

http://www.dawn.com/2007/12/06/top6.htm

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Mashallah. God Bless the Emergency.

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Mashallah god bless the jawans and officers of army and airforce. Pakarmy zindabad. :jhanda:

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Poeple of the area now happy!

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Latest count of militant dead.

Operations in the mountain area during the past two weeks have killed nearly 250 militants
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071206/wl_sthasia_afp/pakistanunrestnorthwest;_ylt=A0WTcUMdw1dHhTQBWg9vaA8F

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It is so gratifying to see that as soon as the command was handed over to a competent soldier i.e. Kayani our armed forces have begun to perform admirably. Same will happen Inshallah when we get rid of the drillmaster form our country altogether.

Salute to the rejuvenated Pak army.

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Re: People rejoice, distribute sweets as Victorious Pakistan Army enters Swat towns

^ such clever responses. My.

Admit it, musharraf rocks. :)

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Re: People rejoice, distribute sweets as Victorious Pakistan Army enters Swat towns

Trouble is he has rocked the whole country towards disaster with his incompetent rule.

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how so ji?

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Thats Great News. Pak must get serious with these lunatics and make an example of them in front of the public so that no other dare to take on the Pak Army. We rip shirts the Incredible Hulk. The Gorey have been to the moon and back and these devils advocates are busy killing their own people in the name of Islam-may curse be upon them for the corruption that they cause in the land.

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Re: People rejoice, distribute sweets as Victorious Pakistan Army enters Swat towns

In some ways it is OK to blame the orthodox elements.

But we must remember that Matta and adjoining areas are tribal, and in tribal lands power gets respect.

When government is perceived to be soft, war lords step in. However as soon as the strong arms of state show up, people quickly switch sides and start distributing sweets.

I think Pak government must follow through with plans to build more cantonments in the whole of tribal and semi tribal areas.

It is time to end the obsolete FCR, and give these people the openness of regular citizens.

It is time to change the status of tribal agencies to a regular province. The best thing is to merge them with Sooba Sarhad.

However if tribal people want their separate province, then let's make a separate province with a governor, provincial assembly, and a provincial high court. Jirga system must be put in the History's dustbin.

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Yep, as soon as President Musharraf slapped on the Emergency nearly 6 weeks ago,

i) the Waziristan militants released the hundreds of soldiers they had kidnapped weeks before.
ii) relative peace in Waziristan, first time in many months.
iii) suicide bombings have been drastically cut.
iv) Swat insurgeny smashed.
v) victory declared against Baloch insurgents.

The Emergency has made tremedous results in the fight against terrorists. Long live Musharraf :k:

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Oh please!! The soldiers were released b/c govt agreed to release captured militants, including those who were convicted of terrorism charges and suicide attacks.

There is no relative peace in Waziristan. Its just that media is gaged and only story we are hearing is the one that is put out of ISPR.

In four weeks there were at least 4 suicide attacks. That is one every week.

We have to wait and see.

The govt has been declaring victories in Balochistan since 1950s. When you suppress people and deny them legitimate rights, don’t expect them to give you flowers in return.

Sure it has. It got Mushrraf “elected”. That was the only goal of this emergency-cum-martial law. We just have to see how long he lives. :smiley:

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^
There were suicide bombings happening every couple of days before the Emergency. Now in six weeks there have just been a couple of major bombings - a dramatic reduction. :k:

Media has been reporting freely on Swat, and they have mentioned no major bombings or kidanppings in Waziristan since the Emergency. Again proof, that the Emergency has worked. :k:

Swat insurgency ended. You cannot disagree, and you posted threads rejoicing it yourself. Thanks to the Emergency.:k:
Fazlullah’s home destroyed; arms and liquor seized](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/showthread.php?t=271464)

Victory against Baloch separatists. You can’t deny it. Thanks to the Emergency. :k:

We no longer have biased judges releasing so-called “missing people” i.e. hardened terrorists, thanks to the Emergency :k:

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^ oh really?

http://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSISL70366

Taliban kill three Pakistani soldiers
Thu Nov 8, 2007 8:49am EST

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Pakistani tribesmen have found the corpses of three abducted soldiers in the North Waziristan region where al Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants have mounted an insurgency, a security official said on Thursday.

Four security personnel were kidnapped from Razmak, south of the region’s main town, Miranshah, on Tuesday.

A security official in Miranshah told Reuters residents had found only three bodies in the Dangeen mountains near Razmak on Wednesday.

“They were shot dead. We don’t know about the fourth one,” he said.

A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the killings and said other soldiers would meet the same fate unless they left the military.

“Those troops resisted, that’s why we killed them. But we promise that those who quit the military will be provided with security,” said the spokesman, Ahmedullah Ahmedi.

Nuclear-armed Pakistan’s security has deteriorated sharply since July, when Pakistani commandos stormed the Red Mosque in the capital, Islamabad, to crush a Taliban-style movement.

Nearly 800 people have been killed in militant-linked violence since then, including more than 23 suicide attacks, adding to a sense of crisis as military president Pervez Musharraf attempts to secure another term.

North and neighbouring South Waziristan, near the Afghan border, are hotbeds of support for al Qaeda and Taliban militants.

Militants in South Waziristan freed 211 Pakistani troops at the weekend in exchange for 25 comrades captured in different raids. Those troops had been held hostage for more than two months.

Another security official said two district government officials had also been kidnapped from Razmak on Wednesday evening. (Reporting by Haji Mujtaba, writing by Kamran Haider, editing by Simon Gardner)

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A month old story, and only a few days after Emergency was imposed.

Things have improved dramatically since, and the facts bear it out. :k:

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The reason things have improve is two fold:

Firstly the dictator was not taking any action against the terrorist because he was using them to strengthen his kursi by the spread of fear amongst the general public. The same drama he played at Lal Masjid during the CJ drama. Pathetic really.

Secondly his incompetent leadership resulted n the army reverses and morale plummeting. As soon as he handed the command over to a professional soldier we have seen the result.

Allah protect us from this highly incompetent person.